India notifies green ammonia and green methanol standards
Only ammonia and methanol that stay under specified non-biogenic greenhouse-gas intensity limits (measured as a 12-month average across defined production steps) qualify for “Green” classification. Green methanol also faces constraints on eligible CO₂ feedstock sources, subject to prospective revisions with grandfathering.
Change
India notified national standards on February 27, 2026 that set lifecycle emission limits for classifying Green Ammonia at no more than 0.38 kg CO₂e per kg NH₃ and Green Methanol at no more than 0.44 kg CO₂e per kg CH₃OH, each calculated as a 12‑month average.
Why it matters
Producers seeking the 'Green' label must satisfy India’s new lifecycle accounting and will be required to follow a forthcoming measurement, reporting, monitoring and on‑site verification methodology issued by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. Plants must also demonstrate that their electricity sourcing meets the notification’s eligibility rules, including use of eligible energy storage or grid‑banking arrangements, to qualify.
Implications
- — Ammonia and methanol producers must install verified measurement and reporting systems and obtain on‑site verification and certification under the ministry's forthcoming methodology — without that certification their products cannot be marketed as 'Green' in India.
- — Power procurement teams at hydrogen‑derivative plants must secure renewable electricity supplies that qualify under the notification (including eligible storage or grid‑banking arrangements) — failure to secure eligible supply will disqualify produced fuel from India's 'Green' classification.
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